Penn State student receives scholarship in honor of late WCO David Grove

A student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will be the first recipient of a scholarship created to honor the memory of Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove, according to Penn State's Ag Science News.

Grove, who graduated from Penn State in 2004, was killed in the line of duty in November 2010. A jury sentenced his killer to the death penalty on Thursday.

Nicholas Moore, the first to receive the scholarship, completed an associate degree in Wildlife Technology at Penn State DuBois in May and now is enrolled as a junior in the Wildlife and Fisheries Science baccalaureate degree program at the University Park campus, the release states.

Moore was the previous president of the Penn State Dubois Environmental, Conservation and Outing Club and currently is vice president of the club.

He has volunteered with the Pennsylvania Game Commission to clean up game land rifle ranges and to trap deer for research.

"There are no words that can undo, or even lessen, the tragedy that initiated the establishment of this new scholarship at Penn State," Bernard J.

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Schmader, president of the association, said in a news release. "But, it is safe to say without reservation that David, in his ultimate and final sacrifice, epitomized the inordinate courage, dedication and resolve that we, his fellow fish and game wardens, so admired."